David Bowie died two years ago today, but his songs remain endlessly open to interpretation. Eight Guardian writers pick their favourites, and dig into what makes them so special. Please share your own in the commentsOn 11 August 1974, two days after Richard Nixon stood down in disgrace as president of the United States, David Bowie recorded Young Americans at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia. The band included Carlos Alomar, his guitarist for the next 30 years, and a pre-fame Luther Vandross, who created the vocal arrangements. A complete stylistic break from glam rock, Bowie self-deprecatingly called his new sound “plastic soul” – even in 1974 he was wise to the risks of what would now be called cultural appropriation. Continue reading…
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